In the past two days, the sudden passing of the great Senator Lindsey Graham has sparked widespread speculation. Because he had been briefing President Trump just hours before his death, theories have abounded—ranging from claims that he was killed by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, to rumors of foul play. While some media outlets have reported his death as a sudden heart attack, I looked at his photos today and could see that his heart problems had long been evident.

Doesn’t it make you wonder? Despite the high-tech advancements of modern medicine, which can visualize every single clogged blood vessel in the heart, why do we still see so many sudden cardiac events, even in patients who were told by diagnostic equipment that they were perfectly healthy? It is because machine diagnostics can never keep up with the fundamental physiological functioning of human organs. The lag in instrument testing is far from achieving real-time monitoring.

Looking at the photos of Lindsey Graham, the vertical ‘suspended needle’ line on his Yintang (between the eyebrows) is deeply pronounced. Furthermore, his forehead lines are interrupted, and the diagonal creases on his earlobes—the ‘coronary artery crease’—are very evident, indicating that his heart and lung functions had long suffered from organic issues. Meanwhile, his overall facial skin is dull and covered in dark spots, and his facial muscles are sagging, suggesting dysfunction in splenic transportation and hepatic/biliary metabolism. His eyes are lackluster, and the whites are cloudy; he had long since lost his vital spirit, showing signs of underlying ‘evil’ energy. Most importantly, his eyebrows do not cover his eyes; they are sparse, short, and shallow, failing to reach the length of his eyes—an ominous sign for one’s later years, suggesting that wealth will not last. Although his ears are broad, thick, and flush against his head, this only indicates that the blessings of his ancestors have been exhausted. This year and next year are ‘Yang Ren’ (violent/bloody) years for him, requiring extreme caution regarding cardiovascular health.

This is why, when I diagnose new patients, I often find their cardiovascular health to be in a dire state, even when they feel the symptoms I describe match their own perfectly. They often ask if they should go to a Western doctor for a comprehensive heart exam. Honestly, it is not very useful. I have had many patients who called 911 in the middle of the night due to gasping for air and chest pain, only to be told by the emergency room that their tests were ‘perfectly normal.’ Yet, the next morning, they come to me for an emergency session. Upon walking through the door, I can tell at a glance that their heart state is critical, and I can quickly provide them with relief.

Eastern medicine is classic and has never gone out of date. Just like our practice of ‘observation’ (face reading/diagnosis), perhaps if Lindsey Graham had visited a practitioner of authentic Traditional Oriental Medicine, he might not have passed away so suddenly at such a young age. It is truly heartbreaking.